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SpacePhoenix Lander Discovers Frozen Water On Mars; Even If Ice Doesn’t Indicate Former Life There, It Would Be A Crucial Material For Human Explorers
The Phoenix Mars Lander, a miner for a heart of ice, has found what researchers say they are sure is frozen water on the fourth planet from the sun. Phoenix […]
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Business/FinancialSBIRS Sensor Completes Early On-Orbit Checkout
The Air Force completed an early on-orbit checkout of the second space based infrared systems (SBIRS) sensor. That craft is in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) over the northern hemisphere. […]
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InternationalAnother Step Forward For NATO Strategic Airlift
The Defence Ministers of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations met at NATO Headquarters to review progress June 12 and map the way forward to meet the goal of receiving […]
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CongressHouse Approves Several Homeland Security Bills
By Calvin Biesecker The House on Wednesday approved seven new homeland security bills covering areas such as covert bomb testing, bomb prevention and respond, and biometrics, that the chairman of […]
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International
GAO, WCO Outline Challenges To Scanning All U.S. Bound Cargo Containers
A congressional mandate that all cargo containers bound for the United States be electronically scanned for threats raises a host of challenges for the U.S. and foreign governments, according to […]
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International
General Dynamics UK Takes Part In CWID This Month
General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will […]
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International
DRS Had Higher Offer For Sale From Another Foreign Company
DRS Technologies [DRS] disclosed last week that a foreign company offered it more money for a potential acquisition than the $81 per share it eventually accepted from Italy’s Finmeccanica but […]
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International
Sky Warrior Block 0 Operational In Iraq
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA ASI) June 12 said that two Sky Warrior Block 0 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are now operational in Iraq supporting Army ground forces there. […]
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International
Lt. Gen. Campbell Sees North Korea, Iran Racing For Nuclear-Tipped ICBMs
A clear trend is emerging that rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea are in “a sprint, not a marathon,” racing to develop ICBMs that could be tipped with […]
